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Author Porter, Linda, 1947-

Title Katherine the queen : the remarkable life of Katherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII / Linda Porter.

Publication Info. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010.

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Location Call No. Status
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  942.05 PORTER    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  942.05 PORTER    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  B KATHARINE PARR    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Biographies  BIOG PARR, KATHERINE    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Biographies  B CATHARINE PARR QUEEN P    DUE 04-03-24
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  B-CATHERINE PARR    Check Shelf
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description 383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Note Originally published: London : Macmillan, 2010.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Porter (The Myth of "Bloody Mary") claims Elizabeth I's education, religious beliefs, and consciousness of personal image owed much to her loving stepmother. Rich, perceptive, nuanced and creative, this first full-scale biography gives one of Britain's best but least-known queens her due.
Contents The northern inheritance, 1512-1529. The courtiers of the white rose -- A formidable mother -- Wife and widow, 1529-1543. The marriage game -- Lady Latimer -- The pilgrimage of grace -- "Kateryn the Quene", 1543-1547. Two suitors -- The queen and her court -- The royal children -- Regent of England -- The queen's gambit --The last husband, 1547-1548. The secrets of spring -- "This frail life".
Subject Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548.
Queens -- England -- Biography.
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547.
ISBN 9780312384388 hardcover
0312384386 hardcover
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